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Redtlalr- Meetin6.,
Council Chamber-City Hall.
Monday'Octooer 2i/'tn, J.~"u;.
C:Lty 01' West iJn~vers~t;y p.Lace,Texas.
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Regular meeting of the City COITIrl1is sionconvened'at 8 P. M.. on the
above date~) :lVIayor.Schlesinger presiding and both Commissioners,
Walling, Plwnb, and Secretary Gushraan in attendance. '
",",Min.utes oi'the meeting held October 20th read by the Secretary.
~Motion made by Commi1:)s ioner Plumb, duly ,seconded by Commissianer
llllalling that the minutes 'Of Octaber 20th be approved as read.
Vating Aye: Commissianers vValling &;Plu.mb~
Nos None.
Following bills, offered by the Secretary for approval and ratifi-
catian; viz:-
-~J. F. Byrd, Making_~ax case for 1930 re~eipts, , ~
R. L. BentoJ;)., Servlces on a30 Tax Roll, ~i1!"" "
_ An:none Durall, Labor water dept. " ~,
_ Oliver Levy, Jan,itor & yard, (;'l
Second National Bank Inter st on Eonds to, ork,
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W. H. Graham, Attorn~y" ~ch~ol suit, {~I'
Fire Fabric Hose Co, Scrlp Que l2j20.30 v
... J. E. Rogers, Inc., Feed far mules,
$15.00
75.00
12.00
13.40
2443.71
2315.78 '
25.QO
i539,.60
44.96
Motion by COInrnissioner Plumb seconded by ComhissiQner Walling that
the,';foregoiYj.g bills be approved for pay.ment and the paid bills
ratified..;,:
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Voting Aye: C'omrnissioners 'Plumb '& Walling,
Nos Ndne.
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,A letter addressed to the Mayor aIfd 'Commissioners from Jack Raf-
ferty" qity Engineer was read, as f'ollows: ,
TheC:b'ty.of Houston conti~ues to ma}ceuseo:f,the 48ft storm sewer
, an Rice Boulevard o'ver' proteats already 'made by this 'Office and your
honorable, body., , r
I believe that action "should be taken t,o protect the rights 'Of our t,
taxp~yer,s, whoe property is being subjected~o grave d.raina~e dan~ '
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MO,ti:Q~' ;inad,e by Gomrriissioner Walling; duly seconded by, Commis.sioner
Plumb, that the Mayor and city Attorney be authorized to file claim
w~fuh~ityCouricil of the c~ty of Housto~,in protectimn of qur tax~
payers in yonnectian with, the prevailingoanger by virtue 'Of the
;use- 9:f;', this. 48t. storm serwer' as a;foresaid., "
V<;1>ting :lye:
COInm,'iiSsdL,o:mrm"", s Plumb & Wall'1ng,. "'-
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, The '':eax,6ollected requested that the ~~it for the allowance of
a q% discount on 19;30 ta~ collections. .', the 'minutes o~'Sept. 3rd,
fixing the limit at, October 10th, b~ e~nded in the c'ase of the '\. "
San Jacir,Lto- Trtt,st Co..,' in p~yrrierft of ~es' on' property in the name
.qf tp.e~,C. A... Bryan Corp,ora.tion, becaj1se of th~fact that San J;acinto' , .
;Wrust:>.Q0~pany h~.d( th~ matter, in r:eadines'Sfor payment withintl?-~,J:,
limit bu.t:.w€?~,e l1P.ayqidably d'etaip,in,getting,-pro,per sign.aturestrc;j'fu
the Bryan Corp'arat.lon " ~'" , ; " , ' ','0':2,,"
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Motion mad.e by' G'onimissioner Plumb, dul~e-conded by Com;.' Ja.ll,i.ng,j'<"::<:'
f!r.ont.i,nl1Ad 1'200. \ ." ,,:''',
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that an extension be extended for -:the payment of the said GompanY'g
taxes up to October 25th, ~930. And that the Tax C.ollector be
authorized to, apply the same in cfonnection with the 5% discount.
Voting Aye: Commissioners 'Walling & Plur.o.b. .
NOS NONE.
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Petition was re~d from Mr. Allan Seale representing the owners ~
of Monticello A~d~ion asking permission to 40 certain work on '
Sunset Boulevar<i;" "~~z: to commence on the Eastenn margino,f Bel-
mont at' intesecti;o:n~~p,f Sunset Blvd';I':mxx.RX1ii:tK:Kmum~~xia5~'t '
and to Bxpa:v:amestb.e;" ~~rt in said s:blbeet a dis tance of 60/feet
and replace same .w:Lth'18tt of loose shell and wIth 2ft of granite
gravel topping and t~( co~~t~t.on,North & souths~de of said
Sunset Boulevard a dl::;tari e;p'orrsponding with' the e,bove street
improvementy standard cur ~guDDer. Also on the so~th margin
of lot 17 in block 6 of .' cello Addition, a standard con-
crete sidewalk the full,,' ~ance6f t,he frontage of ,said lot
b. 50 f t ' ~ ' ,
eJ.ng ee . iJ t1ij .', .
. Motion made by Comm :;..s;3~ . ;~'VValli:ng,duly seconded; by Cornrni-ssion-
erPlumb, tha~ the petiti~ of Mr. Seale be granted'subject to
approval by Uity Engine5'r't#of proI'i:Ike~ and plans for sidewalk. '
:' Voti-ng Aye: Commissioner 'Plump &Wa~lli:iig.',., '
NOS NONE. '. -, .
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MayprSchlesinger offered the following reso1,.ution wh;i.ch was
necessary as a result of irregularities indulged' i:p: by' the Ho,us", ,~
tom Natural Gas eo., in crossing' streets within th~Ci,'tylimits ~ /'
with,out obtl3.inin& proper permit ~n, su~:g c~ses, Viz.;' ,. '
RESOLVED THAT; . ,.
,WH~EAS, THERE IS IN ID'FEGT AN ORDINANCE
" PROHIBITn~G THE EXCAVATION 'OF' STREET&JWIT-IIOUT
SECURING A\tYRJ:TTEN PERMIT FOR SUCH WORK; ,&nd .
WHEREAS ,.IIf HAS COME If 0 ,'.CHE NOTIC$OFt. THE'
BOARD OF" C01lJllJ.fIS"SIOl'IERS rrHAT THE HOUSTON NA1]URAL
GAS COMPANY HAS MADE SUCH EECAVA'PIONSF@R'c'THE
PWtPPSE OF'EXT~NDiNG ,ITS LINES WITHOUT;SEGURING,SUCH
PEntfl~ AND iN SEVEEAL INSTANCES~MADE EXTEN8~QN~,IN
A MAI~~ER ,THAT WAS NOT IN, CONFOI{lJIITY WITH THE 'PLA1~S
OF Sl\;:t:p BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND ,IN' ,A MANNEg ~HAT
D]:]):NQTiSERVE THE'BEST INTEREt>TS OF OUR,GJ:fJ.'IZ)mS"AND
TAJt'PAY;ERS AS A, WHOLE; , , ~" > ,
BE "IT ItE$O~VED, BY THE 13QARDOF,COMM'ISSIOD1RS':: OF THE
CITY' OF WEST tn~I~ERSITY' PLACE', . ~$:JqiS;; ,',:-~'r::; '. ,
THAT A COpy OF .SpCH ORDINANCE REQ1:lIR-IWqJ:tSU'mI':PERMITS
BEJ:i'URNISHED T'O 'SAID HOUSTO~'NATURAL; 'e,} , ::\E'@~lPANY AND
THAT THE OITY ,SECRETARY' ADVISE THE H-eU " A\tlfAWURAL
GAS CQ]!IP ANY BY LETTER THA'l1 'IN FURTURE ~n.WJ;~ BE
REQU IRED TO SECURE PERMIT IN THE REGULAR. MANNER .BE-
FORE PRDGE;EDINGWITH CONSTRUCTION' WQrm:.'Wfl'TCH,INVdLVES
!VIAIC[NG-~ExC:AVATIONS"IJ.r _lJ;H~ STRE:B;T BETWE~~L~R:OJ?ERTY,' ,
,LINES O~, PROPERTY ABUTTING ON' SUCH' STRUm:' A-l:iSO THAT
A' Cl)l1y:~;f6F THiS" mtsoLUTION' BE~'INCCRPOHAT~"'trN'Sl)CH
,LETT:ER AD9lTED .BY' THJt J?O~D OF COl\OOVIISS;~NERSOF THE
CITY 9FWEST lJNlVERstt;yP4ACE, TEXAs,:.oomOBER 2~th 1930.
Mot:i,.on made>'byd6ntrfti~to~er 'Walling:dul:y secoliaed';~y ;,Cqrnmission-
',;::J?lumb that; th~abov.e;resolutiori be Erdopted'as', re~d'~i:::'" r ,
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Voting Aye.: g
Commissioners Plumb & Walling.
NOS NONE.
There beingno further business, M
Motion made by Comraissioner Plumb
Walling that th&'meeting adjiliurn,
the . same adjourned.
duly second~d byCommissio~er
Wher~up _,,~~ Mayor deCl~red
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Voting Aye: Co~nissioners
NOS NONE.
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~o,~~~~~p~ ~eld November, 3rd,
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